Category: recipe

When I am looking for something that will comfort me while I am cooking it, as well as while I’m eating it, my go-to choice is usually Italian food. I am not Italian, and I did not grow up eating much Italian food, but I have learned to cook a variety of cuisines, and Italian is my favorite ...

I have reached the point where I just need something simple, comforting, and healing, and thought you might have too. So I made gingerbread. This is my mother’s gingerbread recipe. It was her go-to dessert when she wanted something quick and easy, that would feed and please a crowd. My father used to eat a ...

This soup is made with pumpkin, and pumpkin pie spices, but it definitely does not taste like pumpkin pie. There’s plenty of pumpkin pie ahead with the holidays coming, so I didn’t want it here in this soup. Spiced Pumpkin Soup 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped pinch of salt 2 cups chicken broth 1 ...

As common as rhubarb is in much of the US, it is not a native plant to North America. European immigrants brought it here in the 18th century, after it was grown and used for centuries as a medicinal root in China, and spread throughout Asia and Europe over eastern trade routes. Although commonly treated ...

This recipe is inspired by a Choctaw recipe I found. It didn’t include bacon, but since it would have been available to the local population through trade with Europeans, I used it to impart some extra flavor and richness. It also didn’t include filé powder, but since the Choctaw taught their New Orleans neighbors how ...

Here’s how I made my Creole Remoulade. You can substitute any hot sauce if you can’t find Louisiana hot sauce, but I wouldn’t go too far to the Latin/Mexican side, because that’s not going to be Creole exactly. It is usually served with seafood, such as Shrimp Remoulade, above, but I have also used it as a ...